New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-17
ANTI 81 LOON REPTBLTCANS.
ouTsPoKEN AGAINST LIQUOR SELLING


ODTSPOKEN AGAINST LIQUOR SELLING
DEMANDING THE RFrFAL OF THE M,Np,vrs LAW
FOR PROHIBITION ULTIMATELY AND FOR rvrHY
DEVICE Now THAT VIII CEIrPIr THE TRAFFIC
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUvr.1
SYRACUSE Dec 1G.-Whcn the AniSaloon Rcpub-
icanS gathered I'm Music Hall TO-DAY they saw two
new faces those Of cX Judge Noah Davis the
DIR. r. :. Macarthur. Of New York These mon proved
valuable reinforcement to the councils Of the
ference The differences as to the platform
chiefly in regard to favoring or not favorinG high
license bill The delegates from the rural disiicts
said that nearly all the clcrGymcn who naturally
advocates Of temperance. and all other temperance
men opposed the licensing Of saloons Whether the
license was high or low it equally Objectionable.
They regarded a license TO sell liquor a compact
with the devil" alliance Of the state with the
liquor dealer with the former participating I'm III"
profits Of the latter Judge Davis urged common
dalton of the high license system. In his opinion 1t
the best method OF fighting the liquor dealers I'm
the great cities. lie believed that high license law
would reduce onethrd the number Of saloons in New
York City. The rural members Of the platform
committee pressed their views and finally
persuaded the Republicans from the cities
to drop tho words High License from the
platform The words "EcstIiciion by tax
atom accepted by the rural members and city
members alike and the upshot of the conference may
be said to be a demand that the Republican party shall
pass laws restricting liquor selling by taxation local
option laws for counties towns and wards. law re
pcaling the Ncw-York Mandamus act and amend
to the constitution prohibiting the sale and man
ufacturc Of liquOr in the States The debate In the
Platform Committee over the matter referred To above
delayed the meeting of the conference til nearly noon
With the platform ready. business began with an
address from the venerable Or D. l. Peck. of Madison.
Who said that be The author of the Maine law.
He said:
look TO the Republican party to carry out tom
pcraucc reform. because believe The RepuDlcan
Republican party has got to carry on thi' aifafc
and 1t viii do 50. We eApect nothing ana ,n"I fo}
uarty ha- not the votes. and cannot DO the work We
aai,o want ~ know what viii le dom, on other sub
iccts believe I'm protection tO our homes and pro
lection To our home lndu.tIic, ia the Interest Of
uott'n,l ,r',sfo,ity and Of the workiurmau l\p
plauscl II f. 10y the support ~ mon in sympathy
with orr reform, and by making point Us point IN
political action uutl the saloon Is driven ont Ap
plaus,l The Republican party effected ~" fr" soil
saloon must 20.
TO PROPOSE \ PLANK II THE NATIONAL PLATFORM
C. T. Allen. Of Ithaca, suggested Il a q committee
should Re sent the National Republican Convention
to ask that body to put in H. platform strong tenn
pcrance plank The suggestion was received with
sppsus. and adopted In the cOar,e OF d. speech
regarding the National Republican Convention. Mr.
Alien predicted that Jane, g. Blaine would br the
Republican candidate for President. TIE prediction
drew out oud applause and cheer, from tA' members
Of the conference. Albert Griffin lcai ID up the
cheers were being given and said:
Last winter was I'm Maine and hal The pIV.l 70
Of paving a visit 10 Mr.. Blaine tApllausc. told
him a. fully a. ! ever told one tIr ultimate end.
a. well the present methods We AMI saloon ErpID
caus were pursuing. that meant the utter add ali
,oute humiliation of the drinking Saloon also told
HIM that long Republicans took such an attitude
toward saloon, made possible for men engaged Ira
Tn. quor business TO believe that the success # The
Republican party did lot mean Injury 10 their bus nc,s
80 long tho growing dsiiegtAtlon e the party Wohli
cuufluue furlhcIIupIc SAID We EcpIbllciuS hdd NO
right to expect accrtiouS Of temperance men n -c-
q1cnce of sporadic efforts, 50 long We permit that
kind If a policy I'm the Republican party any where
The point wanted 10 yst at va, tlat a. We p"rrd M
blaine said 10 NE: Mr. Griffin, want you 10 under
stand that | am with you IN this mate'.' Ap.alsc'l
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES CHOSEN
The Committee Nomination Of Officers rcioicd
that they would recommend that judge Noah I'avs
ls again elected chatham of the state Committee and
Frank Mos, SECRETARY. The 9nnDunc m,nt was 70
ccved with cheers and the recommendation was al Ut
cd The committee reported state Committee
consisting Of one member In each OF the sixty counties
lu the 81 aic and forty members at large The object
was 10 have an active Republican AIti-sal"on organ
izafion I'm every county In the State, and 20 build NJ
, state organization. The leaders Of the mos cmcnt
1el,evc fl can BE- given gcatIy Increase Impetus
and strength in The coming year Hunfici' II Ee
,ulir.ls are said to be- Interested in the orsdrz'toh
The state Committee, 80 far Is elected has the ioi-